Holding the camera

I suppose there's really no wrong way to hold a camera, but there are definitely…better ways to hold a camera.…Proper camera handling will allow you to shoot more stable footage,…it'll keep you from getting tired and sore, and it will help ensure that you…don't damage your camera.…If this is your first SLR, if you're coming from a point-and-shoot camera, it may…take you a little while to get used to the weight and balance of working with an…SLR, but holding one is actually pretty simple.…Take your left hand, and just drop the lens right in it.…This is the main source of support for your camera. And if you look at the rest…of my fingers, you see the camera body is just sitting on top of my other…fingers, which are folded under here.…

Most important thing to know about holding a camera though is it's about the elbows.…Look at where my elbow is when I'm holding my camera.…It's mashed against my body.…That makes this whole thing very, very stable. So the camera is resting in here,…and with my right hand, I wrap around the battery grip.…